I’M A STEAMROLLER FOR YOU, BABY
An image that has been useful to me in various situations is that of having my figurative brain/heart/soul rolled out as flat and wide as possible. Were I much of a cook, the image might include a rolling pin and cookie dough; instead, I picture a heavy, mechanical roller such as is driven over fresh asphalt in creating a new roadway or parking lot - or, in my vision, a huge playground.
One reason for spreading it far and wide is to squeeze out old assumptions, allowing room for fresh ways of seeing. That large surface area is meant to catch as many new ideas as can fall onto it. The process needs time and should happen without my interference. The desired result is that I am freed from thoughts that limit me - those arising from self-focused ruminations as well as our noisy, often skewed world - and become receptive to New Perspectives that I hope will better reflect the Love of God.
I don’t want to stay locked into the same ideas my whole life. While I believe every stage we go though is valid, I want to continually grow into a greater understanding of God’s Way. To the extent we can live IN the world, but not OF the world, perhaps we ironically will CHANGE the world to be more in accord with God’s will. Isn’t that what Jesus taught, what we’re supposed to be doing here?
Leckie Conners
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